The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and trnH-psbA [corrected] are suitable candidate loci for DNA barcoding of tropical tree species of India.

DNA barcoding as a tool for species identification has been successful in animals and other organisms, including certain groups of plants. The exploration of this new tool for species identification, particularly in tree species, is very scanty from biodiversity-rich countries like India. rbcL and m...

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Main Authors: Abhinandan Mani Tripathi, Antariksh Tyagi, Anoop Kumar, Akanksha Singh, Shivani Singh, Lal Babu Chaudhary, Sribash Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3584017?pdf=render